WAMU: Local News
News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 8 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2025
Six months after the DCA plane crash, D.C. first responders still need help
Members of the D.C. Fire and EMS Marine rescue unit were among the first to respond to the aircraft that crashed in the Potomac River. Some are still struggling with what they saw and experienced tha…
00:04:00 |
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Mapping D.C.’s rapidly changing parkour scene
Parkour combines elements of gymnastics and martial arts. It uses the urban environment as a kind of playground, with athletes balancing on handrails, flipping off structures, and bouncing off walls.
00:04:08 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Upgrades for Rock Creek Tennis Center are in the works. Neighbors say they’ve had no input
The city hopes to renovate the home of the Mubadala Citi DC Open tennis tournament, but people living near the facility say it will increase traffic, illegal parking, and other headaches.
00:03:42 |
Fri 25 Jul 2025
Get Out There: Summer Restaurant Deals
This week for Get Out There, we're scoring some summer restaurant deals.
00:03:51 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Court considers the role of developers in Arlington ‘missing middle’ housing suit
The Virginia Court of Appeals will decide whether a developer who has built ‘missing middle’ housing in the county should be allowed to join the lawsuit.
00:03:50 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Photographer’s Notebook: Biking and camping with blind athletes
At the end of May, I accompanied a group of tandem (two person) cyclists with the Metropolitan Washington Association for Blind Athletes,(MWABA) on a biking and camping trip. MWABA connects visually …
00:07:41 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
WAMU says it’s prepared to weather the loss of federal funding
As hundreds of public radio and television stations brace for federal funding cuts, WAMU's leadership says the station has operated as a fixture in Washington D.C. for 64 years and will continue its …
00:03:56 |
Mon 21 Jul 2025
WAMU’s Week Ahead: Arlington and Alexandria’s missing middle, Prince George’s County nonprofit issues, Metro’s Better Bus Network
Stories WAMU is following this week include diving deep into the missing middle housing issues in Arlington and Alexandria, Prince George's County's 180 on nonprofit funding and reviewing Metro's Bet…
00:04:03 |
Mon 21 Jul 2025
A conversation about ‘Blackbird: A Mother’s Reflections on Grief, Loss, and Life After Suicide’
Betsy Thibaut Stephenson's son Charlie died by suicide in 2022. Her memoir helped her grieve, and she hopes it will help dispel the stigma around depression and suicide.
00:03:47 |
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Lawmakers could again expel Trayon White now that he’s been re-elected. The prospect is complicated
The D.C. Council is debating whether to wait for White’s January trial on bribery charges or try to force him out of office again in the wake of his special election win.
00:03:55 |
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Voices of Wards 7 and 8: With Trayon White back in the council, residents say it’s time “to heal”
After a turbulent year in which Trayon White was indicted, reelected, and then expelled from the Council, he is now projected to win the Ward 8 special election held Tuesday. Residents are hoping to…
00:01:25 |
Wed 16 Jul 2025
ICE arrests surge in Northern Virginia, prompting emergency planning among immigrant families
As immigration arrests skyrocket in Northern Virginia, legal aid groups are scrambling to provide communities support and preparation for possible arrests.
00:04:00 |
Tue 15 Jul 2025
D.C. budget update: Tipped minimum wage compromise fails, ranked choice voting funded as budget advances
The D.C. Council chair's budget would reverse some of Mayor Muriel Bowser's cuts, but only minimally. Many initiatives remain unchanged, with the exception of a new tipped wage proposal.
00:01:11 |
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Get Out There: Summer Cool Down
This week on Get Out There, we cool down from the summer heat with a dip in the pool, a swim in the bay, a lick of ice cream, and a swing at indoor putt putt.
00:03:55 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
What massive cuts in the federal spending plan mean for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia
Massive cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs will create gaps already strained state and local governments say they won't be able to cover. Meanwhile, some higher-income residents will see t…
00:07:23 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Despite bribery charges and a bare-bones campaign, Trayon White favored to win Ward 8’s special election
The July 15 special election was prompted by White's expulsion from the D.C. Council. Although he hasn't made much of a public case for why he deserves another chance, he's still the frontrunner.
00:03:51 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
A program that provides pay boosts to D.C. childcare workers faces an uncertain future
Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing to only fund these raises for one more year, arguing that declining revenues have forced her hand. That could have big consequences for the city's daycare system.
00:03:33 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
Montgomery County Schools grapple with parent victory in Supreme Court LGBTQ+ curriculum case
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of Montgomery County parents who sued for the right to remove their children from elementary school lessons featuring LGBTQ+ books, overturning the district's pol…
00:04:02 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
WAMU’s Week Ahead: D.C. Council budget conference, Virginia Republicans rally and, RideOn is now free
Stories WAMU is following this week include the D.C. council's final conference on the 2026 budget, the first full-ticket rally by statewide Republican candidates in the 2025 election and a change in…
00:03:53 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Get Out There: Learn to repair your own bike at one of the D.C. region’s many local clinics
Nothing is a bigger bummer than having a mechanical issue derail a bike ride. These organizations help you learn to fix your own wheels.
00:03:59 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
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